Intro: home made knife

Why is all the information on HOW you made this in the comments section and NOT in the actual Instructable itself?

Did you use scrap materials (wood and metal) for this, if so what did you use and where did you get them?<br><br>I find it interesting looking at all the different items people reuse for their scrap metal.

actualy i did. I got the matal from an L-bracket, I hade to hammer it strait, and the wood was scraps from when we build the railing for our stairs. the only tools I used were a file and a dremel. the blade i hardened by herting with a lighter and quenching with ice water(you are supost to use oil) then for 1 hour in the oven at 400 f.

The reason you are supposed to use oil is that is quenches the metal more slowly than a water bath will. You'll have better results with your hardening if you use oil (old motor oil works well). Also, if you were heating your metal with a cigarette lighter, you aren't going to get anywhere near hot enough to harden it. In order to test if it is hot enough, you can use a magnet. When your steel becomes non-magnetic, it's time to quench. This is around 800 degrees C (1450-ish F). A blowtorch will work for smaller blades. I recommend Basta's ible' on this,<br> <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Knife/">http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Knife/</a>&nbsp;<br> <br> Sorry if this comes as condescending, I'm just trying to help.<br> <br> ~Sylkhr

your kinfe may be defected and not as strong. if you add in two flat pieces of metal on both sides, wrap it with cloth and tape to prevent it from weakening. then take a hammer and pound it till is slim and smooth . then use a flame to make sure the blade is attached , and then pound it again to provide maximum shatpness. staple the tape and hot glue gun it. this will provide a stong sharp knife . hint lengthen blade <br>